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Author

Guppy, Henry, 1861-1948

Title

A brief sketch of the history of the transmission of the Bible down to the revised English version of 1881-1895 / by Henry Guppy.

Imprint

Manchester : the Manchester University Press : the Librarian, the John Rylands Library, 1936.

Physical description

xi, 70 p., plates : ports., facsims. ; 27 cm

Note

With twenty-two facsimiles.--Title page.

Note

Running title: The John Rylands Library Transmission of the Bible.

Note

"The concluding volume of the ʿRevised version,' consisting of the Apocrypha--the books which were present in the Greek Old Testament, but failed to secure a place in the Hebrew canon--did not make its appearance until 1895."--P. 58.

Note

A selection of works for the study of the original texts and principal versions of the Bible, which may be consulted in the John Rylands Library.--P. 59-70.

Note

"The present sketch was first issued as an introduction to the catalogue of an exhibition of manuscripts and printed books arranged in the John Rylands Library [1935] in commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the publication of the first complete Bible to be printed in the English language."--Prefatory note, p. v.

Provenance

Inscription at head of half-title: "Dono auctoris June 1948".

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Subject

Bible. English History.

Subject

Bible. English Versions.

Subject

Bible Bibliography.

Added entry--name

Guppy, Henry, 1861-1948 donor.

Added entry--name

John Rylands University Library of Manchester

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500##$aWith twenty-two facsimiles.--Title page.

500##$aRunning title: The John Rylands Library Transmission of the Bible.

500##$a"The concluding volume of the ʿRevised version,' consisting of the Apocrypha--the books which were present in the Greek Old Testament, but failed to secure a place in the Hebrew canon--did not make its appearance until 1895."--P. 58.

500##$aA selection of works for the study of the original texts and principal versions of the Bible, which may be consulted in the John Rylands Library.--P. 59-70.

500##$a"The present sketch was first issued as an introduction to the catalogue of an exhibition of manuscripts and printed books arranged in the John Rylands Library [1935] in commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the publication of the first complete Bible to be printed in the English language."--Prefatory note, p. v.

561##$aInscription at head of half-title: "Dono auctoris June 1948".

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

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7102#$aJohn Rylands University Library of Manchester.